| Generation in Rambam | Who | Year Started | Notes | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1 | Moses from G-d | -1313 | | | 2 | Joshua | -1273 | | | 3 | Phineas and unknown Elders during the period of the Book of Judges | -1245 | | | 4 | Eli | -931 | | | 5 | Samuel | -890 | | | 6 | David / Gad, Shamia, Ido | -869 | | | 7 | Ahia | -837 | | | 8 | Elijah | -797 | First Temple: -827 | | 9 | Elisha | -718 | | | 10 | Yehoyada / Obadia | -663 | | | 11 | Zechariah son of Yehoyada / Jonah | -661 | | | 12 | Hosea / - | | | | 13 | Amos / - | -646 | | | 14 | Isaiah / - | -619 | | | 15 | Micah (started prophesizing; Hosea, Amos and Isaiah alive) | -594 | | | 16 | Joel | | | | 17 | Nahum | | | | 18 | Habakkuk | | | | 19 | Zephaniah | | | | 20 | Jeremiah | -463 | | | 21 | Barukh / Ezkiel, Isaiah, Hulda, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi | | First Temple destroyed: -423; Purim: -353; Second temple: -349 | | 22 | Ezra and the Men of the Great Assembly (Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi, Daniel, Hanani, Mishael, Azariah, Nechemiah, Mordechai, Zerubabel etc.) | -347 | Tanach canonized. | | 23 | Simon the Righteous | -313 | | | 24 | Antignos from Socho | -273 | Septuagint: -246 | | 25 | Joseh son of Yoezer from Zreidah and Joseph son of Johannan from Jerusalem | -211 | | | 26 | Joshua son of Perahiah and Nitai from Arbel | -151 | | | 27 | Juda son of Tabbai and Simon son of Shetah | -73 | Hannukkah: -140; Festival: -138 | | 28 | Shmaiah and Avtalion (prozelites) | -65 | | | 29 | Hilel and Shammai | -46/-32 | | | 30 | Rabban Shimon son of Hilel (and Rabban Johannan son of Zakkai) | 8 | | | 31 | Rabban Gamliel the Elder son of Rabban Shimon | | | | 32 | Rabban Shimon son of Rabban Gamliel the Elder | 49 | | | 33 | Rabban Gamliel son of Rabban Shimon | 67 | | | 34 | Rabban Shimon son of Rabban Gamliel | | Second Temple destroyed: 69 | | 35 | Rabbi Judah the Holy Teacher son of Rabban Shimon | 164 | | | 36 | Rabbi Johannan, Rav and Samuel | 219 | | | 37 | Rav Hunah | 290 | | | 38 | Rabbah | 300 | | | 39 | Rava | 338 | | | 40 | Rav Ashi | 392 | Calendar: 359 |